occupation,and many are known, and all are suspected to be seriously 
defective ' 
26* Prills there are daily drills at each station,cornprising calisthenics, 
bayonet exercisebmanual of arms. Company and battalion movements. 
During the cool season short praotice marches were made by troops 
at some of the sub — station, 
21, Drunkenness: The various surgeon report the habits of the man as bein 
good in this respect. The worst offenders have been men of the various 
casual detachments waiting transportation to the United States 
for discharge. The natural tendency in such oases is the throwing off 
of the restraints of discipline and the indulgence in excesses of var¬ 
ious sorts, 
22. Endemics! The most important endemic diseases are malaria and dysenter 
y. The former is not of a malignant type and the latter is ordinarily 
catarrhal in character. By the use of mosquito bars and sterilized 
water these are kept within reasonable limits and anoebic dysentery 
has been almost entirely prevented. 
23* Epedemic: None: although there have been received into the post a 
large number of men who have been exposed to measles and other infect¬ 
ious diseases thus far there has been nothing like a Epedemic. 
24. FATIGUE DUTY: light. Largely performed by prisoner,No recommendations. 
25. FIRS: means of extinguishing most of the station have connection 
with the city water works, and are supplied with fire hydrants hose 
and buckets,Hand greaades are on hand at the hospital®. Nearly all 
the stations are within the fire limits of the city of Manila. 
26. Food: Cooking serving and supply of. The messes are generally well 
supplied and the cooking well done,Fresh meat and Vegetables of good 
quality are regularly issued. Owing to the small size of the detachmen 
t a the Emergency Hospital it is impossible to make any saving, and 
there being no hospital fund availatol* this Mess is not entirely sat 
isfactory. 
28. Furniture: Folding field furniture is in use at most of the hospital 
supplemented by odds and ends largely of home construction. 
29. GARDENS: Hospital None 
30. GARDENS: Post None: 
31. the composition of the garrison of the post of Manila is constantly 
changing, it being in a neaenre a temporary resting place for troops 
enroute to and from the United States.at the time of making this repo¬ 
rt it consists of 11 Companies of the 13th Infantry,4 Companies of 
the 24th Infantry, 2 batts. fields arty, 2Cos engrs,and 3 Cos,Coast 
Arty. Its strength now is 104 officers and 2152 enlisted men. 
32. Guard Houses-at most of the stations the guard houses are fairly 
well adapted to the requirements thereof, and are in good sanitary 
condition. 
33. Horses* The Camp at Santa Mesa is the only station having horses 
under the direct control of the medical department; there being one 
satisfactory anbulance team there. The only station having 
mounted troops is pasay Garrison. The Surgeon at that station hi- v±r^ 
reports considerable sickness anong the stock.both from n Surra n 
and * Glanders". The average number of horses and mules at the 
station has been 378, of which 70 were mules. Twenty three mules and 
ten horses are reported to heve died from the above causes during 
the year. 
